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On the civilization of the Indians in British America

by: Selkirk, Thomas Douglas 5th earl, 1771-1820. (author)

Publication date: 1816

Topics: The People--Natives, Education--General, Indians of North America--Education, Indiens d'Amérique--Amérique du Nord--Éducation, Indians of North America--Schools, Indians of North America--Education, Indiens d'Amérique--Amérique du Nord--Éducation, 1816

Publisher: [Printed by J. Brettell] ([London])

Collection: peel_print; peel; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto

Language: English

Item Size: 3.3M

Selkirk, Thomas Douglas 5th earl: 1771-1820. Purchased from HBC 45 million acres, and sent out the first colonists to Red River, 1811; disputes between colonists and NWC, 1814-1817; court battles between Selkirk and NWC concluded, with Selkirk the loser, 1818 (Bryce, History of Manitoba). // Said to be an edition limited to 250 copies. Advocated establishing a school to educate young Natives who would then go back and instruct their people. Usually attributed to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk.